May 2019

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Check out that RAD teapot by Kip O’Krongly! I’ve never seen anything like it. And it’s decorated with smiling invasive Asian Carp. Love it. Always a delight to chat with Kip at St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Her pots always make me smile.

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Love Matthew Metz’s work. I came to this year’s St Croix Valley Pottery Tour looking to buy one of his beer stein mugs. Last year, I put one down and lamented not buying it. But he didn’t have any available! It’s okay — I’ll check next year. Metz is holding a new style of mug

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I asked St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour host Matthew Krousey if I could take a photo with his favorite mug this year. He wanted to use a tumbler instead because this one tumbler he made had a glaze with a texture that turned out AMAZING. He’s holding it in that mugshot I took. Zoom in

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I got to meet Melissa Weiss IRL on Friday at the St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour! Her amazing work is even more amazing in person. Especially those BIG PIECES. So gooooood. I picked up one of her triangle mugs and I love it. 😀 Melissa was kind enough to sign my copy of her book

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Bought myself a Linda Christianson mug on Friday. 🤩 So Happy! I forgot to take a photo of the mug, but here is a small vase she made with some beautiful flowers. Friday’s weather was AMAZING.

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Kicked off this year’s St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour at Jeff Oestreich’s studio. Jeff was my teacher at Northern Clay Center last winter where he taught us how to make handles. It was such a great class — we got instruction, but we also got amazing, personable, and historical lectures from Jeff. Such a thoughtful

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